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W. ASCOUGH. Lam!) Bracket.

No. 81,324. I Patented Aug 25,1868.

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WILLIAM ASOOUGH, OF BUFFAL Q, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 81,324, dated August 25, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-BRACKETS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

in the county of Erie, and State of New p-Brackets; and I do hereby declare that ption thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in

Figure I is a view in elevation of a lamp secured in my improved bracket.

Figure II is a. plan of the upper guard with its spring-connection Figure In is a modification of the same.

Like letters refer to corresponding parts in all of the figures.

My invention consists of a guard to be attached to the neck of a lamp above thereservoir the bracket-ring which supports the lamp by elastic connections especially on board of vessels and in other situations where the lam movement of the vessel or vehicle, were no such means of fastening In the drawings, A represents the reservoir of a lamp; B, a. ring of any suitable bracket for supporting same; C (Fig. II) represents a metallic ring, with an opening of suflicien-t sizeto permit the insertion of the smallest portion of the neck above the reservoir; (1 (l are spiral springs connecting this ring with the supportingring of the bracket.

These connecting springs may be conveniently attached by means of small books at the ends engaging in holes in the rings, although'any other suitable means may be employed.

In Fig. III is represented a ringer disk, 0, of India rubber, with leather or other non-elastic straps d for securing it to the lower ring B. A non-elastic disk, of leather, may be employed in place of the India-rubber one, and the straps d be made elastic. It is immaterial which possesses the elasticity, the guard-ring or the connections, thedesign and scope of the invention being a guard surrounding or partially surrounding the neckof the lamp above the reservoir, and connected to the bracket-ring beneath the reservoir, so as to securely retain the lamp against displacement.

The elasticity of the connections d is to facilitut hold the lamp against rattling, which a rigid connecti reservoir.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Securing lamps in brackets by means of an upper guard-ring, C, and connections 01, for attaching to the supporting-ring, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

e the attachment and removal of the guard-ring, and to on would not, without danger from the expansion of the WILLIAM ASCOUGII.

'Witnesses:

V. II. BECKER, EDWARD \VILHELM. 

